Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-04-20

OF the best hotels in sonth Dskoth. and
The amlaniiity of the proprietor has done
much to establish this reputation.
DIR. j. B. Van Velsor, who returned
from Hurley last evening, addressed the
temperance meeting in Hurley while
there. The meetings were we'll attend.
ed and very interesting and a hundred
and fourteen people signed the pledge.
DIR. james Hedley will lecture in the
college course at the Congregational
church tomorrow evening, taking for
his subject "The Sunny Side OF Life
This is q happy topic and one exceeding
~ well rendered by the lecturer, who
ranks among the best at the disposal OF
the Redpath bureau.
Commissioner Stewart is putting in a
brick culvert at the Second street cross
ing OF Pine street and-another at the in
tersectlon of Second and Capitol streets.
He will turn the water which wastes
from the Morrison arteslan we'll through.
the new Capitol street culvert and run
1t into the river at the foot Of that street.
Agent Deap,of the the Milwaukee road
is waxing witty aud more witty in his
old age. A man who was disgusted with
waiting for the train approach
ed the ticket window and asked
for a ticket to shell" Mr.. Deau re.
marked: you don't need o ticket. Just
getaof the train when it passes the
Northwestern depot"
Mr.. Selinger, owner of the building oc-
cupied for years as u city lock up, says
the city ows him four months rent, in
stead of one month and that the city ex-
poets him to repair the Jail when it
needs repairing, which he holds is not
according to the terms OF the contract.
This is the real difference between him.
self and the city. The rent he receives
amounts to only fifty dollsrs,a year,
which would not 60 q great ways to-
wards repairs.
That the revival meetings now in pro.
Igress in our city are deemed unusual
and important was shown by the large
gathering at the Nj. E. church last night,
and the serious and thoughtful attention
given to the words spoken by the evan
gelist. The audience was greatly moved
during the sermon. At times it seemed
| that all must shout the praise of 9ed,
while of other times nearly ev cry one
was weeping. When invited to seek the
Lord all christians moved forward and
many others went with them. This is
beyond question q great revival of re.
ligion and the Indications are that il
will reach a vast pnmber of souls before
it closes. To-day there has been q SER
vice In the church lasting from ten to
four o'clock, and a large number have
attended. Meeting tonight at 7:45
Mrs. Caldwell will preach.
The W. O. T. U. convention which
will be held in this city next week will
be composed of delegates from the
same localities as the convention which
was held in Ysnkton about this time
last year. Yankton was selected as the
place for again convenlng because OF the
@oonveniencies and pleasures of last years
meeting. Yankton has many more spa
cioas homes than any other town II
Dakota, which provide excellent faciil
ties for the entertainment Of Lady visit.
ors. The Yankton county convention
will open in the Methodist church at l.
a. m. on Tuesday morning next and th'
district convention will open at q. m
on Wednesday, one week from to-day
The district which will be represented
in the convention is composed OF Yank'
ton, Bon Homme, Hutchinson, Turner
lClay, Union, Lincoln and Mlnnehah'
counties, from which about iftS dele
gates will attend. An elaborate pro
gramme of exercises has been prepares
which will be published in due season
This convention. it is presumed, Will b
one of the most interesting ever held l
Dakota.